Another island: a guest blog

Sometimes we forget that Martha’s Vineyard is not the only beloved “island.” Here is a guest blog from Mary Scott, who writes a blog called Cozy Cottage Farm from her home in upstate New York. She is a regular reader of this blog. My Island is not Martha’s Vineyard, which I’ve never visited, or in [...]

A Vineyard love affair, a guest blog from Sydney Mullen

My love affair with this Island started when I was a summer kid here. It’s where I have always felt most at home. As an adult I’ve been lucky enough to build my ‘”real” year round life here. I have many great friends from off island; I’ve never had such great friends as I do [...]

My Vineyard, by guest blogger Pam Butterick

There was a long time in my life when I couldn’t get back here, to the Island…living my life off Island, raising children, divorcing, remarrying..everyone has a story…but I missed the Island like an ache that never left my soul. In thinking of music, back in those days, I would listen to Carly Simon sing [...]

Hen talk: A guest blog

  On Sunday afternoon Don and I went to a friend’s home in Chilmark to play with Millie, their big beautiful curly haired golden and to water their plants. Milly is very fond of Don and her new green squeaky toy. On the way back we saw Susie Middleton (who is about to see her [...]

Writers and editors

I spend my days dealing with writers, who are a complicated species. They are usually very talented people who are often unsure how far that talent takes them. They alternate between being resentful of editing and grateful for it. They crave the undivided attention of an editor but fear what will come out of an [...]

A lovely moment

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. –Carl Sandburg   Photo by Jeanne Campbell.

Ferry tales: Two guest paintings from Brandon Fisher

Painter Brandon Fisher is drawn to the mystical hues of dusk and dawn when light and shadows perform their delicate dance. Here, he offers up two different looks at the Vineyard’s ferries.

Ferry tales: Guest photo from Nis Kildegaard

From Nis: “I had to meet the last boat of the night to pick up our daughter, and I went a bit early with camera and tripod to try some night shots of the terminal and the ferry. I was struck by the quiet of the place, in contrast to the daily summer bustle. The [...]